Bentonia

Population: 274
Median home value: $79,500

Bentonia, a community in Yazoo County, Mississippi, has 274 residents. The median home value of $79,500 is below the Yazoo County median ($129,200).

Between 2019 and 2023, Bentonia's population declined 42.8% from 479 to 274, while its median home value was little changed from $79,700 to $79,500.

Households average 1.55 people. The median gross rent is $241.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 274
Median age: 57.8 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $79,500
Median gross rent: $241
Housing units: 208
Homeownership rate: 22.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.9%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

479274

Median household income

$29,000$25,673

Median home value

$79,700$79,500

Median gross rent

$520$241

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	479	$29,000	$79,700	$520
2020	363	$27,619	$87,200	$532
2021	459	—	$109,400	—
2022	343	$25,673	$89,200	$275
2023	274	—	$79,500	$241

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1712.0%

18 to 240.7%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 4414.6%

45 to 546.9%

55 to 6410.6%

65 to 7420.4%

75 and over21.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	33	12.0%
18 to 24	2	0.7%
25 to 34	37	13.5%
35 to 44	40	14.6%
45 to 54	19	6.9%
55 to 64	29	10.6%
65 to 74	56	20.4%
75 and over	58	21.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	133	48.5%
Black or African American	137	50.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	4	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.6%

High school graduate46.4%

Some college or associate's15.1%

Bachelor's degree7.1%

Graduate or professional degree18.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	30	12.6%
High school graduate	111	46.4%
Some college or associate's	36	15.1%
Bachelor's degree	17	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	45	18.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone75.5%

Carpooled20.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	71	75.5%
Carpooled	19	20.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	4.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4	4.3%
15 to 29 min	18	19.1%
30 to 44 min	61	64.9%
45 to 59 min	6	6.4%
60+ min	5	5.3%

Households

Average household size: 1.55
Poverty rate: 27.7% (76 of 274)

	Count	Share
Family households	67	37.9%
Nonfamily households	110	62.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	177	85.1%
Vacant	31	14.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	39	22.0%
Renter-occupied	138	78.0%

1-unit, detached65.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units7.7%

5 to 19 units19.7%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other5.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	137	65.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	16	7.7%
5 to 19 units	41	19.7%
20 or more units	3	1.4%
Mobile home & other	11	5.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2805380
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.42 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 32.6436, -90.3692